The 12 Rules of Survival. The 12 Rules of Survival has been out of a couple of years now, but it never hurts to reread them.
Read the whole book “ Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why ” if you get an opportunity! Also, check out his new book “Lucy” at www.laurencegonzales.com ! By Laurence Gonzales As a journalist, I’ve been writing about accidents for more than thirty years. In the last 15 or so years, I’ve concentrated on accidents in outdoor recreation, in an effort to understand who lives, who dies, and why. Survival should be thought of as a journey, a vision quest of the sort that native Americans have had as a rite of passage for thousands of years. Don’t fall into the deadly trap of denial or of immobilizing fear.
Many people who in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, died simply because they told themselves that everything was going to be all right. Survivors see opportunity, even good, in their situation, however grim. Survivors also manage pain well.
Lists. Off-the-grid-13. DIY Lab Equipment: Make Your Own Litmus Paper Using Cabbage Juice. Home chemistry is great, but what happens when you forget to label your chemicals?
How do you know if you turned a clear glass of ammonia into a clear glass of unobtainium? Chemists have a tool for just that! Litmus paper are small bits of filter paper saturated with a reacting agent. When the litmus paper is soaked with an acid, it turns red, if in a base, it turns blue. The paper has been around since the 14th century and is still surprisingly made mostly of lichen corpses. Today we hack together some litmus paper using the mighty red cabbage. Materials Red cabbageBlenderCoffee filtersFunnel Ammonia Baking sodaLemon juiceMicrowave Step 1 Cut Cabbage Cut a little less than a quarter of your cabbage into bits that can fit easily into a blender. Step 2 Blend Blend your cabbage with a tiny amount of water. Because there is only a little water, you end up with a paste of cabbage innards. Step 3 Microwave Microwave or stove heat your cabbage shake until it boils.
Step 4 Filter Step 5 Cut Strips. Laws of Simplicity. 100 Very Cool Facts About The Human Body. The Brain The human brain is the most complex and least understood part of the human anatomy.
There may be a lot we don’t know, but here are a few interesting facts that we’ve got covered. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Ever wonder how you can react so fast to things around you or why that stubbed toe hurts right away? It’s due to the super-speedy movement of nerve impulses from your brain to the rest of your body and vice versa, bringing reactions at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car.The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb.
Hair and Nails While they’re not a living part of your body, most people spend a good amount of time caring for their hair and nails. Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body. Internal Organs Though we may not give them much thought unless they’re bothering us, our internal organs are what allow us to go on eating, breathing and walking around. Bodily Functions Senses. Ten Health Benefits of Cold Showers. By Jordan & Kyla Miller Contributing Writers for Wake Up World How many of us can actually say that we take regular cold showers?
If you’re from a colder climate, the number is likely to be even less. However, cold showers and baths have a long history in many cultures, and for good reason. Vincenz Priessnitz, a farmer in the 1920s, developed and marketed a medical treatment he called hydrotherapy. Ten Health Benefits of Cold Showers. 7 Health Benefits of Going Barefoot Outside. Even though we've come to think of them as a vital part of our lives, only 20 percent of the world's population today wears shoes.
Although in western society, shoes are necessary in certain situations, now that spring is here, and summer is on its way, there’s nothing stopping you from finding a park or beach, taking your shoes off and going for a barefoot stroll. The benefits might surprise you. 1. Clear Your Mind It’s hard not to pay attention to every step when you’re walking barefoot. 2. Walking barefoot strengthens and stretches the muscles, tendons and ligaments in your feet, ankles and calves. 3. There are reflex points to every part of your body in your feet. 4. Walking barefoot in the grass can help decrease anxiety and depression by 62 percent, and increases the levels of those feel good endorphins. 5. The ancients believed that walking barefoot in the grass was the best cure for insomnia, and many people still swear by it today.